marjolaine

marjolaine [mahr-juh-leyn; French mar-zhaw-len] Word Origin noun, plural mar·jo·laines [mahr-juh-leynz; French mar-zhaw-len] /ˌmɑr dʒəˈleɪnz; French mar ʒɔˈlɛn/ for 2.

1. (italics) French. marjoram.
2. a long, narrow cake with straight sides, usually consisting of layers of meringue and chocolate butter-cream and containing chopped nuts.

Origin of marjolaine French; Old French majorane Medieval Latin majorana; see marjoram Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019